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The Vine: May 8, 2002
May 8, 2002 – 8:53 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year and living together for about five months.I'm madly in love with him.From the very beginning, we've been best friends as well as lovers …

The Vine: May 7, 2002
May 7, 2002 – 8:37 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I need some post-romantic advice.I began dating Mr. Big in 1998, and the relationship lasted two years.We never moved in together, but he slept over at my place so often that we might as …

The Vine: March 27, 2002
March 27, 2002 – 8:48 PM | No Comment

I have lived with Boy for a year now. We have been together for about six months longer than that. I have known him for three years now, literally since moments after he graduated high …

The Vine: December 4, 2001
December 4, 2001 – 11:04 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I have a question for you, in your infinite grammatical wisdom.I was talking to My Uncle Who Was In Star Wars and My Uncle The Journalist this week (sorry, I only found out about …

The Vine: November 6, 2001
November 6, 2001 – 7:01 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I really need your advice, O Level-Headed One.
The situation: at 29, I've just finished two years of college, and damn proud of myself I am too. I've been fighting with clinical depression, agoraphobia, bulimia, and …

The Vine: September 5, 2001
September 5, 2001 – 2:08 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Is there anything I can do about people throwing in useless phrases in their speech? It drives me nuts when people preface every sentence with "To be honest" or "Frankly." It implies that for …

The Vine: March 13, 2001
March 13, 2001 – 12:12 PM | No Comment

Dear Ms. Bunting,
This isn't a question for the Vine, really (?) — it's more of a grammatical inquiry, regarding the adverb. And considering the number of raging debates about the adverb that you've quelled (or …